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I love Facebook and Pinterest! I get so many great ideas from these two sites.
One of the things that caught my eye was an ad that featured an adorable puppy with the cutest baseball cap on his little head. The cap was designed so that his furry little ears poked easily out on each side. The visor shaded his eyes, and he just looked so comfy and natural in this little hat that I just had to try to crochet one.
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| Boris the crochet Bassett hound never complains about modeling accessories for me! |
To make this doggie hat I used Red Heart Yarn and an H hook. I stitched the parts together with a yarn needle and matching yarn.
To determine the size you must measure the dogs head.
Measure around the head by measuring across the forehead and under the ears to the back of the dog's head. This will be the band of the hat. Be sure to allow for a bit of overlap to sew the band together.
For the top of the hat measure from the back of the head to the forehead.
To determine the width of the top, measure from ear to ear.
You will now crochet a chain the length of the band measurement. Make sc or hdc across the chain, turn and repeat for as many rows as will make the band the width you think will work well for your pooch.
Now make the top by making a chain the width of the top. make sc or hdc across chain and repeat rows until you reach the measurement of the length from the forehead to the back of the head where the hatband will sit. Before stitching this, make sure your length is right for your pooch. You may want to add a row or two to give the top some height.
Stitch the top to the hatband.
Next crochet a semi-circle for the hat bill. For this I used a sc and made it a nice tight stitch. You can make the bill as big or small as you want by adding or subtracting rows. Stitch the bill to the front of the hat.
The last step is to add a chin strap. The length and position of the chin strap will be determined by the size and breed of your dog. Crochet a tight chain the length you need and add a fastener that slides to keep the hat on the dog. Attach the chain to each side of the bottom of the hatband under the ears.
Add any applique you like to the front to make your doggie's hat unique!
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| Sophie in her new hat! |
Congratulations! You have completed your doggie hat. Please share a comment and a pic of your pooch in his/her new accessory!
Happy Hooking!
Reny
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